One of the best Open Championship traditions going—punishing drop zones—is back for the 153rd Open at Royal Portrush. Golf.com's an Dethier captured two photos of some of the nastier drop zones the R&A implemented this year: That's the good stuff. RELATED: Wyndham Clark suspended from Oakmont after damaging locker room during U.S. Open

Led by world No. 24 Corey Conners, four Canadians are in the field for the British Open, which begins Thursday at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.

The crowds following Rory McIlroy for three days at Royal Portrush have been enormous, a reminder of the expectations. On banners and flags and buntings of grandstands there are images of the claret jug,

If the U.S. Open taught us anything, it is that the outsider still has a chance to win a major championship. Following a run of winners that read Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy,